The proposal, being considered by the General Insurance Council, would pair the change with common hospital empanelment and a formal mechanism for settling disputes between insurers and hospitals. MUMBAI: Non-life insurers are considering a 10% co-payment by policyholders on retail health policies from Jan 1, 2027, with the patient’s contribution capped at Rs 5 lakh…
‘Insulting people’s mandate is an old characteristic of Congress. Whenever people reject Congress, it begins to discredit constitutional institutions and the mandate,’ Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. NEW DELHI: Hitting back at Congress president Kharge for his “illegal” jibe at PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, BJP said Saturday that it is…
According to CBI, its investigation revealed that in 2012, LIC subscribed to Non-Convertible Debentures worth Rs 1,500 crore issued by Reliance Communications Ltd. based on serious misrepresentations. NEW DELHI: CBI has filed a chargesheet against Reliance Communications Ltd and three key executives in a Rs 3,750 crore fraud case alleged by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)….
Netanyahu praised the pilot for his actions during the incident and hailed him as ‘hero of the entire world’. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar to light a flame at Israel’s Independence Day event, calling him a “hero” of Israel, India and the entire world for foiling an alleged…
(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using ‘such language’ should be reported to university authorities immediately. SRINAGAR: Central University of Kashmir has removed chemistry department head Chinnappan Baskar after some female students accused him of harassing them and asking one of them…
India, which has recorded the maximum road deaths since such global data compilation started, registered 1.74 lakh such fatalities in 2023, and this was a little over 14% of the 12.2 lakh people who lost their lives in road crashes across the world. NEW DELHI: ‘Road injuries’ was the eighth leading cause of deaths among…
MEA rejects Pak’s claims on Ferozepur border incident NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Pakistan high commission to lodge a strong protest over what it described as the continued facilitation of illegal cross-border infiltration from Pakistan.It also rejected as “baseless and motivated” Pakistan’s allegations over an…
EAM S Jaishankar poses for a group photo with other dignitaries after a consultative committee meeting on India-Russia relations NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed a parliamentary consultative committee on India’s “multifaceted” engagement with Russia, covering bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation as well as New Delhi’s diplomatic efforts to contribute…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah “illegal” and accused the Congress of disrespecting the Constitution.In a statement, the Union minister described the statement an insult to constitutional institutions and electoral mandate of the people.“The statement…
Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana raises teacher shortage in Punjab schools in emotional video NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday suspended Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana, MLA from Punjab’s Maur assembly constituency, citing his “involvement in anti-party activities and indiscipline”. This came after he posted an emotional video highlighting shortage of teachers in schools in his constituency.“Dear…
